A few new faces in a generally quiet election year

In the Nov. 7 municipal elections, two first selectmen who retired this year were elected to the Region One Board of Education: Pat Mechare of Canaan/Falls Village and Doug Humes of North Canaan.

Falls Village (the town of Canaan) has a new first selectman, Republican Henry Todd, who defeated Democrat Joel Jones. Jones had enough votes to qualify for a seat on the board, but chose not to accept it. David Barger, a Democrat, joins GOP incumbent Selectman Greg Marlowe on theboard.

In North Canaan, Republican Charlie Perotti defeated Democrat Susie Clayton for first selectman. Republican Craig Whiting and Democrat Christian Allyn round out the board. Whiting has been a member of the Board of Finance. Allyn is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut and possibly the youngest selectman ever elected in the town or the region.

In Salisbury, incumbent First Selectman Curtis Rand was unopposed. There was a three-way race for the two other seats on the Board of Selectmen, won by Democrat Chris Williams and Republican Don Mayland.

Voters in Winchester/Winsted chose to return the Democrats to the controlling party for the Board of Selectmen this year.

The Connecticut Secretary of the State reported that there were 1,042 registered voters in Cornwall. A total of 447 voted on Nov. 7, a voter turnout of 40.5 percent. A breakdown of voter registration numbers by party was not available for the day of voting, but as of Nov. 1 the Secretary of the State reported that there were 195 active registered Republicans, 462 active registered Democrats, nine voters registered in other parties and 374 active voters registered as unaffiliated.

Candidate Joel Jones chose to step down rather than serve as a selectman and not first selectman. No voter registration or voter turnout information was available from Canaan Town Clerk Mary Palmer, who also did not send that information to the Secretary of the State. A breakdown of voter registration numbers by party was not available for the day of voting, but as of Nov. 1 the Secretary of the State reported that there were 165 active registered Republicans, 269 active registered Democrats, four voters registered in other parties and 267 active voters registered as unaffiliated, a total of 705. A recount is possible in the contest for Board of Finance alternate to fill a vacancy.

Kent Town Clerk Darlene Brady reported that 756 voters came out on Nov. 7. The total number of registered voters in Kent is 1,969; there are 831 registered Democrats, 434 registered Republicans, 684 unaffiliated voters and 20 registered with other parties.

There were 2,320 registered voters in North Canaan on Nov. 7. A total of 755 voted on Nov. 7, a voter turnout of 32.5 percent. There were 333 active registered Republicans, 313 active registered Democrats, 13 voters registered in other parties and 557 active voters registered as unaffiliated.

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There were 1,669 active registered voters in Sharon on Nov. 7, with 628 Democrats, 461 Republicans, 570 unaffiliated and eight registered as other. No information was available from the registrars on the total number of people in Sharon who voted Nov. 7.

There were 2,834 active registered voters in Barkhamsted on Nov. 7. A total of 1,305 voted on Nov. 7, a voter turnout of 46 percent. A breakdown of voter registration numbers by party was not available for the day of voting, but as of Nov. 1 the Secretary of the State reported that there were 867 active registered Republicans, 714 active registered Democrats, 35 voters registered in other parties and 1,200 active voters registered as unaffiliated.

There were 1,053 active registered voters in Colebrook on Nov. 7. The total who voted on Nov. 7 was 206, a 19 percent voter turnout. All candidates who ran for office were elected. A breakdown of voter registration numbers by party was not available for the day of voting, but as of Nov. 1 the Secretary of the State reported that there were 297 active registered Republicans, 281 active registered Democrats, 18 voters registered in other parties and 460 active voters registered as unaffiliated.

Perkins was cross-endorsed; she received a combined total of 544 votes

Town Treasurer

Chelsea Byrne

Byrne was cross-endorsed; she received a combined total of 534 votes

Board of Finance

W. Graham Allyn

392

Nina Ritson

314

Jeffrey Torrant

284

Board of Finance

To fill a vacancy

Leo A. Groppo

473

Board of Finance

Alternate

Leslie Battis

455

Board of Education

Carolyn S. Childs

459

Sally Carr

376

Jill Hall

418

Ann R. Decerbo

420

Board of Assessment Appeals

Walter Godlewski

386

Colleen Gundlach

391

Planning and Zoning Commission

Betsy Little

426

Paul Madore

405

Tom Fahsbender

401

Planning and Zoning Commission

To fill a vacancy

Byron Tucker

391

Planning and Zoning Commission Alternate

Full Term

West Lowe

441

Planning and Zoning Commission Alternate

To fill a vacancy

Marion Felton

359

Zoning Board of Appeals

William A. Couch

Couch was cross-endorsed; he received a combined total of 506 votes

Sarah A. Bruso

395

Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate

Peter G. Mulville

372

Frank Trager

151

The Connecticut Secretary of the State reported that there were 1,130 registered voters in Norfolk. A total of 619 voted on Nov. 7, a voter turnout of 54 percent. A breakdown of voter registration numbers by party was not available for the day of voting, but as of Nov. 1 the Secretary of the State reported that there were 217 active registered Republicans, 434 active registered Democrats, 14 voters registered in other parties and 467 active voters registered as unaffiliated.

The Connecticut Secretary of the State reported that there were 6,176 registered voters in Winchester as of Nov. 1 (updated numbers were not available this week). A total of 1,685 voted on Nov. 7, a voter turnout of 27 percent. Of those who voted, 490 were Republicans; 580 were Democrats; 598 were unaffiliated; 17 were listed as other.